kzzak

[bold lynx]

Please be patient

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[astral crater]

My attempt (probablement faux): Le livre est a propos d'un homme qui est complètement detaché au monde qui lui entourne

[fiery cosmos]

almost there

an accent is missing on the à propos

and the verb "entourner" doesn't exist

around him = autour de lui

[astral crater]

Ahhh gotcha

[drowsy holly]

For talking about the subject of a book a common expression used in French is "il s'agit de"
Dans le livre, il s'agit d'un homme …

[astral crater]

Is there a better way to phrase the sentence?

[astral crater]

and s'agir de is like etre but more for "about"? I think of it as a more formal/sophisticated etre but that's probably wrong

[drowsy holly]

il s'agit de = it's about

[astral crater]

d'accord, utile de savoir merci :)

and if you wanted to say "I sent you a message about it" -> Je t'ai envoyé une message à propos de ça ? Or is there a better way of phrasing that

[fiery cosmos]

à propos de ça = à ce propos